Two sides of the desk.

For regulated firms · DIFC / ADGM

You need a Compliance Officer, MLRO, SEO or Finance Officer the regulator will approve. We read the licence before the job spec.

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Two sides of the desk.

For compliance, legal & finance people

A move, a step up, or a change of direction. If there is a gap, Chapter 10 closes it. If there is a match, we brief you properly.

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What we are for

Most recruiters can tell you who is available. We tell you who will cope when the regulator calls.

Working session at a DIFC regulated firm

The brief is written in the licence, not the job ad.

Innovation One · DIFC
Tuesday · 08:40
Authorisation review · Cat 3C
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Step one

We read the licence, then the job spec.

A role in a regulated firm is shaped by conditions, approvals and who answers to whom. We start there, with whoever will actually manage the hire.

Step two

A short list, with reasons.

A handful of people and a plain note on why each one is there, including any gaps we spotted. No fifty-CV PDF.

Step three

Introductions that go both ways.

We prepare the candidate as carefully as we brief you, so the interview is about the work and not the basics.

Step four

We stay in touch after day one.

The first months matter. We check in, and where a new hire needs to build a skill, Chapter 10 is next door.

Live mandates · this week

Real roles, named
by licence.

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DIFC · Category 3C

Compliance Officer & MLRO, Investment Manager

Retained search for a DFSA-registered CO/MLRO. Five years' regulated experience, prior CO or deputy CO exposure.

DFSACat 3CPermanent
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ADGM · Category 4

Senior Executive Officer, first hire for a new licence

A new entrant setting up in ADGM. We work alongside the 10 Leaves authorisation team so the hire and the application fit together.

FSRACat 4New licence
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DIFC · Interim

Finance Officer, six-month cover

Fund manager. Needs someone who already knows DFSA prudential returns, so nobody spends month one learning the basics.

DFSAInterim6 months
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DIFC · Regulation 10

Autonomous Systems Officer

One of the first mandates of its kind. A compliance specialist moving into AI governance, with a Chapter 10 pathway attached.

DIFCReg 10Permanent
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Not on the list?

Most of our work starts as a conversation.

Tell us the licence and the gap. We will tell you honestly whether we can help.

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Together with Chapter 10

Placing someone is only half the job.

Chapter 10 is the learning arm of the 10 Leaves Collective. Courses are written by the practitioners who handle these matters for clients every day. Having it next door lets us do two things most recruiters cannot.

A lawyer
becomes a Compliance Officer.Cross-skill · DFSA rulebook · chapter10.academy
Upskilling

Go deeper in the role you have.

A compliance officer preparing to step up to MLRO. A finance officer who now has to understand virtual asset reporting under VARA. Training that fits the licence they actually work under.

Cross-skilling

Move toward the role you want.

A lawyer who wants to work in compliance. A compliance specialist heading into AI governance. We match the gap to a course, then to a job when they are ready.

Lawyer to Compliance OfficerPlaced · DIFC Cat 3C · 2026
Compliance Officer to MLROUpskilled · Chapter 10 · AML/CFT
Finance Officer to VARA reportingPlaced · Fund manager · ADGM
The 10 Leaves Collective

One desk. Five practices.

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Tell us what you need.

A few lines is plenty. Someone from the team will reply, not an auto-responder. At the Dubai AI Festival? Find us at Stand F136.

The desk · Innovation One, DIFC
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